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The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register.
The flower's abundance in Mississippi is reflected in its nickname of "Magnolia State" and the state flag. The magnolia is also the official state tree of Mississippi. One of the many nicknames for the city of Houston is "Magnolia City". Historically, magnolias have been associated with the Southern United States. Magnolia sieboldii is the ...
(state flower) Rosa: 2004: Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986: Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893: Oregon: Oregon grape: Mahonia aquifolium: 1899: Pennsylvania: Mountain laurel (state flower) Kalmia latifolia: 1933: Penngift crown vetch (beautification and conservation plant) Coronilla varia ...
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed.
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Maryland. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. However, two of the more famous symbols of Maryland, the state motto and the state nicknames, were never made official by the state ...
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories . State. federal district. or territory. Common name.
Location of the state of Nevada in the United States of America. This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.